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A life of Service: St Mary Mack for kids
When Alexander and Flora MacKillop welcomed their first baby, Mary Helen, into the world in the bedroom of their little house in Melbourne they must…
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Healing our Children’s Nature Deficit
The shift in our relationship to the natural world is startling, even in settings that one would assume are devoted to nature. Not that long…
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On the Care of Our Common Home
Like a sister or mother – our earth “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful…
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Top 10 takeaways from Laudato Si
Reframing The Debate The greatest contribution of Laudato Si, to my mind, is an overview of the environmental crisis from a religious point of view.…
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A surprise Christmas Gift
St Thérèse of Lisieux in her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, describes herself as being unable to do a favour for her sister Celine…
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Raising Money-Smart Kids
Children can be taught to love things and use people or to love people and use things. Money is a most powerful created thing which…
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Joy-Raising Lemonade Cupcake Stall
Last year one of our daughters and her friend, nine and 10 years old at the time, ran a stall to raise money that they…
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Fatherhood
Like many men that have gone before me, I embarked on the journey of fatherhood woefully underprepared. Fatherhood is the greatest adventure you will ever…
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Money and True Financial Freedom
Is there a Catholic approach to money? The short answer is yes, it’s a God-given tool for us to use at the service of true…
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Resolve Your Married Money Woes
Surveys consistently show that having different approaches to the gaining and use of money is one of the top three challenging issues for couples. Why…
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World day of Prayer for Peace
Pope John Paul II organised the first World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, Italy, in October 1986. In all there were 160 religious…
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Creating a family culture in your parish
Families are the foundation of our society and a microcosm of the Church itself. Children and their parents belong in Mass and our communities are…
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